Rare plants blooming at UBC

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  1. Nadia White Rock

    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Symplocos paniculata, Himilayas, eastern Asia
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    Sinojackia rehderiana and Sinojackia xylocarpa, China, just started blooming
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    Several Pittosporums are in bloom, here is Pittosporum subulisepalum, China
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    Cornus controversa, eastern Asia
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    Syringa yunnanensis, China. I noticed ine flower has many petals, I checked pictures from last year and found that this tree last year had the same flower with many petals
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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  3. Nadia White Rock

    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    This is a picture from last year,
    May 31, 2012
    One flower looks very different from all regular others
     

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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    That's a remarkable length of persistence for a single flower ;-)
     
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    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Are there any explanations why it happens?
     

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